AB64-ASA1,98 17Section 98 . 16.009 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,24,2518 16.009 (2) (f) As a result of information received while investigating complaints
19and resolving problems or disputes, publish material that assesses collect and
20publish materials that assess
existing inadequacies in federal and state laws,
21regulations, and rules concerning long-term care for the aged or disabled persons
22who are 60 years of age or older
. The board shall initiate legislation as a means of
23correcting
collaborate with appropriate state agencies on efforts to resolve systemic
24concerns and shall recommend to the governor and the legislature legislation to
25remedy
these inadequacies.
AB64-ASA1,99
1Section 99. 16.009 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,25,42 16.009 (2) (h) Conduct statewide hearings on issues of concern to aged or
3disabled
persons who are 60 years of age or older and who are receiving or who may
4receive long-term care.
AB64-ASA1,100 5Section 100 . 16.009 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,25,136 16.009 (2) (i) Report annually to the governor and the chief clerk of each house
7of the legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s.
813.172 (3). The report shall set forth the scope of the programs for providing
9long-term care for the aged or disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older
10developed in the state, the findings regarding the state's activities in the field of
11long-term care for the aged and disabled persons who are 60 years of age or older,
12any recommendations for a more effective and efficient total program, and the
13actions taken by the agencies of the state to carry out the board's recommendations.
AB64-ASA1,101 14Section 101 . 16.009 (2) (p) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,26,315 16.009 (2) (p) (intro.) Employ staff within the classified service or contract with
16one or more organizations
to provide advocacy services to potential or actual
17recipients enrollees of the family care benefit, as defined in s. 46.2805 (4), or their
18families or guardians
program, the Family Care Partnership Program, or the
19program of all-inclusive care for the elderly or potential or actual recipients of the
20self-directed services option
. The board and contract organizations under this
21paragraph shall assist these persons in protecting their rights under all applicable
22federal statutes and regulations and state statutes and rules. An organization with
23which the board contracts for these services may not be a provider, nor an affiliate
24of a provider, of long-term care services, a resource center under s. 46.283 or a care
25management organization under s. 46.284.
For potential or actual recipients of the

1self-directed services option who are 60 years of age or older and for enrollees
of the
2family care benefit program who are 60 years of age or older, advocacy services
3required under this paragraph shall include all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,102 4Section 102 . 16.009 (2) (p) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,26,75 16.009 (2) (p) 5. Providing individual case advocacy services in administrative
6hearings and legal representation for judicial proceedings regarding self-directed
7services option or
family care services or benefits.
AB64-ASA1,103 8Section 103 . 16.009 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,26,99 16.009 (3) (intro.) The board may shall:
AB64-ASA1,104 10Section 104 . 16.009 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,26,1411 16.009 (3) (a) Contract with any state agency to carry Carry out the board's
12long-term care ombudsman activities, as described in 42 USC 3058g (a) (2) and 45
13CFR 1321
and 1324, and the activities of the Medigap Helpline program as specified
14in sub. (2) (j)
.
AB64-ASA1,105 15Section 105 . 16.009 (3) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,26,1816 16.009 (3) (bm) Employ an attorney for provision of legal services in accordance
17with requirements of the long-term care ombudsman program under 42 USC 3027
18(a) (12) and 42 USC 3058g (g), as specified in 45 CFR 1324.15 (j).
AB64-ASA1,106 19Section 106 . 16.009 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,27,220 16.009 (4) (a) The board shall operate the office in order to carry out the
21requirements of the long-term care ombudsman program, as defined in 42 USC
223058g
(a) (2),
under 42 USC 3027 (a) (12) (A) and 42 USC 3058f to 3058h and in
23compliance with 42 CFR 1321 and 1324
. The executive director of appointed by the
24board shall serve as the state long-term care ombudsman under the office. The

1executive director of the board may delegate operation of the office to the staff
2employed under sub. (2) (a), as designated representatives of the ombudsman.
AB64-ASA1,107 3Section 107 . 16.009 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,27,64 16.009 (4) (b) (intro.) The ombudsman or his or her designated representative
5may have the following access to clients, residents, enrollees, and long-term care
6facilities:
AB64-ASA1,108 7Section 108 . 16.009 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,27,128 16.009 (4) (d) An ombudsman acting as specified under 45 CFR 1324.11 (e) (2)
9(vii) is not subject to the provisions of the federal privacy rule under 45 CFR 160.101
10to 164.534.
A long-term care facility or personnel of a long-term care facility that
11disclose information make a disclosure as authorized under this subsection are not
12liable for that disclosure.
AB64-ASA1,109 13Section 109 . 16.009 (4) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,27,1914 16.009 (4) (e) (intro.) Information A disclosure of information of the office
15relating to a client, complaints, or investigations under the program may be disclosed
16made only at the discretion of the ombudsman or his or her designated
17representative. The identity of A disclosure of information relating to a client or
18named witness or of a resident who is not a client may be revealed made under this
19paragraph only if one of the following conditions is met:
AB64-ASA1,110 20Section 110 . 16.009 (5) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,27,2421 16.009 (5) (a) 3. Willfully interfere with the actions of an ombudsman by acting
22or attempting to act to intentionally prevent, interfere with, or impede the
23ombudsman from performing any of the functions or responsibilities under this
24section.
AB64-ASA1,111 25Section 111 . 16.047 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,28,1
116.047 Volkswagen settlement funds. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB64-ASA1,28,42 (a) “Settlement funds” means moneys allocated to this state from the
3environmental mitigation trust specified in par. (d) and received by the state from
4the trustee.
AB64-ASA1,28,85 (b) “Settlement guidelines” means the eligible mitigation actions established
6under the partial consent decree specified in par. (d) and all other partial consent
7decrees entered in the federal court case specified in par. (d) under which this state
8receives settlement funds.
AB64-ASA1,28,99 (c) “State agency” has the meaning given in s. 20.001 (1).
AB64-ASA1,28,1310 (d) “Trustee” means the trustee of the environmental mitigation trust required
11to be established under the partial consent decree entered on October 25, 2016, by
12the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San
13Francisco Division, Case No: MDL No. 2672 CRB (JSC).
AB64-ASA1,28,17 14(2) Replacement of state vehicles. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.855
15(4) (h), the department may use settlement funds for the payment of all costs
16incurred in accordance with the settlement guidelines to replace vehicles in the state
17fleet.
AB64-ASA1,28,1918 (b) Any use of settlement funds under par. (a) shall take precedence over any
19distribution under sub. (4).
AB64-ASA1,28,2120 (c) The department may expend no more than $10,000,000 under par. (a)
21during the 2017-19 fiscal biennium.
AB64-ASA1,29,2 22(3) State agency lapses. If the department replaces a state agency's vehicle
23under sub. (2) (a), the secretary may calculate the general purpose revenue or
24program revenue savings for the state agency resulting from expenditures under s.

120.855 (4) (h) and may lapse to the general fund from the state agency's general
2purpose revenue or program revenue appropriations the amount calculated.
AB64-ASA1,29,3 3(4m) Transit capital assistance grants. (a) In this subsection:
AB64-ASA1,29,44 1. “Eligible applicant” has the meaning given in s. 85.20 (1) (b).
AB64-ASA1,29,75 2. “Public transit vehicle” means any vehicle used for providing transportation
6service to the general public that is eligible for replacement under the settlement
7guidelines.
AB64-ASA1,29,118 (b) The department shall establish a program to award grants of settlement
9funds from the appropriation under s. 20.855 (4) (h) to eligible applicants for the
10replacement of public transit vehicles. Any eligible applicant may apply for a grant
11under the program.
AB64-ASA1,29,1512 (c) The department shall award grants under this subsection on a competitive
13basis and shall give preference to the replacement of public transit vehicles in
14communities or on routes that the department determines are critical for the purpose
15of connecting employees with employers.
AB64-ASA1,29,1816 (d) An eligible applicant may use settlement funds awarded under this
17subsection only for the payment of costs incurred by the eligible applicant to replace
18public transit vehicles in accordance with the settlement guidelines.
AB64-ASA1,29,2019 (e) The department may not award more than a total of $32,000,000 in grants
20under this subsection.
AB64-ASA1,29,21 21(5) Sunset. This section does not apply after June 30, 2027.
AB64-ASA1,112 22Section 112 . 16.25 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
2312
, is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,30,924 16.25 (3) (d) 1. Subject to subd. 2., the department shall provide a match equal
25to twice the amount of
all annual municipal contributions paid for volunteer fire

1fighters, emergency medical responders, and emergency medical services
2practitioners up to $250 a state match of $390 per fiscal year, other than
3contributions paid for the purchase of additional years of service under par. (e), to be
4paid from the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (4) (er). This amount shall be
5adjusted annually on July 1 to reflect any changes in the U.S. consumer price index
6for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the U.S. department of
7labor, for the 12-month period ending on the preceding December 31. The
8department shall pay all amounts that are matched under this paragraph to the
9individuals and organizations offering the plans selected by the municipalities.
AB64-ASA1,113 10Section 113 . 16.25 (3) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act 12,
11is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,31,412 16.25 (3) (g) A volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical responder, or
13emergency medical services practitioner shall be paid a length of service award
14either in a lump sum or in a manner specified by rule, consisting of all municipal and
15state contributions made on behalf of the volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical
16responder, or emergency medical services practitioner and all earnings on the
17contributions, less any expenses incurred in the investment of the contributions and
18earnings, after the volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical responder, or
19emergency medical services practitioner attains 20 15 years of service for a
20municipality and reaches the age of 60. If a volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical
21responder, or emergency medical services practitioner has satisfied all vesting
22requirements under the program but has at least 10 but less than 20 15 years of
23service for a municipality or has reached the age of 53 but has not reached the age
24of 60, the program shall provide for the payment of a length of service award either
25in a lump sum or in a manner specified by rule in an amount to be determined by the

1department, but less than the amount paid to a volunteer fire fighter, emergency
2medical responder, or emergency medical services practitioner who has attained 20
315 years of service for a municipality and has reached the age of 60. The department
4shall promulgate rules implementing this paragraph.
AB64-ASA1,113c 5Section 113c. 16.25 (3) (h) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,113d 6Section 113d. 16.25 (3) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
712
, is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,31,148 16.25 (3) (j) The account of any volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical
9responder, or emergency medical services practitioner who has not met all of the
10vesting requirements under the program, who has not provided volunteer fire
11fighting, emergency medical responder, or emergency medical technical services for
12a municipality for a period of 6 12 months or more, who does not meet any other
13program requirement established by the municipality, and who has not been granted
14a leave of absence by his or her supervisor shall be closed.
AB64-ASA1,114 15Section 114 . 16.255 (title) of the statutes is renumbered 224.51 (title).
AB64-ASA1,115 16Section 115 . 16.255 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 224.51 (1m), and 224.51
17(1m) (intro.), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,31,2018 224.51 (1m) (intro.) The department shall determine the factors to be
19considered in selecting a vendor of the program under s. 16.641 224.50, which shall
20include:
AB64-ASA1,116 21Section 116 . 16.255 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 224.51 (2) and amended
22to read:
AB64-ASA1,32,223 224.51 (2) The department shall solicit competitive sealed proposals under s.
2416.75 (2m) from nongovernmental persons to serve as vendor of the college savings

1program. The department shall select the vendor based upon factors determined by
2the department under sub. (1) (1m).
AB64-ASA1,117 3Section 117 . 16.255 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 224.51 (3), and 224.51
4(3) (d), as renumbered, is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,32,65 224.51 (3) (d) That the vendor communicate to the beneficiary and account
6owner the requirements of s. 16.641 224.50 (8).
AB64-ASA1,118 7Section 118 . 16.303 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,119 8Section 119 . 16.306 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,32,9 916.306 (title) Transitional housing Housing grants.
AB64-ASA1,120 10Section 120 . 16.306 (1) (intro.) and (a) (intro.) of the statutes are consolidated,
11renumbered 16.306 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,32,1312 16.306 (1) Definitions Definition. (intro.) In this section: (a) (intro.) “Eligible,
13“eligible
applicant" means any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,121 14Section 121 . 16.306 (1) (a) 1., 2., 3., 4. and 5. of the statutes are renumbered
1516.306 (1) (am), (bm), (c), (d) and (e).
AB64-ASA1,122 16Section 122 . 16.306 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,123 17Section 123 . 16.306 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,33,218 16.306 (2) (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (fm), the department
19may award a grant to an eligible applicant for the purpose of providing transitional
20housing and associated supportive services to homeless individuals and families to
21facilitate their movement to independent living
if the conditions under par. (b) are
22satisfied. The department shall ensure that the funds for the grants are reasonably
23balanced among geographic areas of the state that correspond to the geographic
24areas served by each continuum of care organization designated by the federal

1department of housing and urban development
, consistent with the quality of
2applications submitted.
AB64-ASA1,124 3Section 124 . 16.306 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,33,54 16.306 (2) (b) (intro.) A recipient of a grant under par. (a) shall agree to use the
5grant to support a transitional housing program that does all of the following:
AB64-ASA1,125 6Section 125 . 16.306 (2) (b) 6. of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,126 7Section 126 . 16.306 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,33,88 16.306 (3) (b) The length of stay in transitional housing of each person served.
AB64-ASA1,127 9Section 127 . 16.306 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,33,1110 16.306 (3) (c) The housing and employment status of each person served, at the
11time that the person leaves the transitional housing program.
AB64-ASA1,128 12Section 128 . 16.306 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB64-ASA1,33,1513 16.306 (3) (d) Any other information that the department determines to be
14necessary to evaluate the effectiveness of the transitional housing program operated
15by the recipient.
AB64-ASA1,129 16Section 129 . 16.3085 of the statutes is created to read:
AB64-ASA1,33,18 1716.3085 Homeless case management services grants. (1) Definition. In
18this section, “shelter facility” has the meaning given in s. 16.308 (1) (d).
AB64-ASA1,33,21 19(2) Grants. (a) From the appropriation under s. 20.505 (7) (kg), the
20department may award up to 10 grants, of up to $50,000 each, annually to any of the
21following:
AB64-ASA1,33,2222 1. A shelter facility.
AB64-ASA1,33,2523 2. A nonprofit organization that partners with local governments, religious
24organizations, local businesses, or charitable organizations to provide individuals
25and families with rent assistance and intensive case management.
AB64-ASA1,34,3
1(b) A shelter facility shall use all grant moneys awarded to it under par. (a) 1.
2for the purpose of providing intensive case management services to homeless
3families, including any of the following:
AB64-ASA1,34,44 1. Services related to financial management.
AB64-ASA1,34,85 2. Employment-related services, including connecting parents who are job
6training graduates or who have a recent work history with their local workforce
7development board established under 29 USC 2832 and assisting them with using
8the job center Web site maintained by the department of workforce development.
AB64-ASA1,34,99 3. Services intended to ensure continuation of school enrollment for children.
AB64-ASA1,34,1210 4. Services related to the enrollment of unemployed or underemployed parents
11in a food stamp employment and training program under s. 49.79 (9) or in the
12Wisconsin Works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161.
AB64-ASA1,34,1613 (c) A nonprofit organization shall use all grant moneys awarded to it under par.
14(a) 2. for the purpose of providing immediate housing relocation services to
15individuals and families, including paying rent on behalf of participants in private
16housing.
AB64-ASA1,130 17Section 130 . 16.311 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
AB64-ASA1,131 18Section 131 . 16.311 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
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